Yesterday?s losing draw was proclaimed ?a proud moment for Bermuda cricket? by coach Gus Logie.

After his side had trudged off 6.2 overs after tea, Logie said that the defeat was ?no disgrace? and that he had nothing but praise for the way his side had taken on the Kenyans, comfortably the tournament favourites and recent victors over Zimbabwe.

?I am very proud of our guys, they showed a lot of character and a lot of mental toughness out there,? said Logie, who the previous day said there was little or no gap between Bermuda and the next tier of international cricket.

?This is a proud moment for Bermuda cricket, the guys played their part in this game after a hard first day and there was certainly no disgrace in the way we were beaten.

?I am very proud of the guys, particularly the way they handled themselves for 110 overs against a very good side.

?We learnt a lot about the three-day game out there but it shows the level of respect that the Kenyans have for us that they decided it was safer to bat out for the winning draw.

?We took the game to them this morning and the guys showed their alertness and skill in the field to take those three wickets ? and to get someone like Steve Tikolo out first ball says a lot for our abilities.

?I was very proud of Ryan Steede, I thought that was the best we have seen of him. He showed he can be dangerous and to take wickets on a pitch like this is all credit to him.

?Kenya are a top side and I think we have come here and showed that we are able to compete at this level.?

And Logie admitted that the pace of Kevin Hurdle, who was suffering from a serious virus, was a big miss for the side.

His skipper Clay Smith shared the positive sentiment, expressing delight in his side?s performance, despite the losing draw.

?The way they won the game shows the experience they have in their batting line-up,? said the captain, who revealed the Kenyans had been very complimentary during the post-match handshakes.

?We knew it was going to very tough this morning and even though we took those early wickets, it was always going to be an uphill task.

?They just had too much experience for us and showed that in the way they tightened things up after lunch.

?But our guys did very well. It was always going to be tough for us and it goes to show how important winning the toss is in three-day games.

?I genuinely believe that if we had won the toss on this track, it could have been us going in to the final.

?There are people who didn?t think we should even be here but we have proved that we are worthy winners of the Americas group and that we fit in at this level of cricket.

?We have been getting a lot of accolades from their guys and from their officials, I think we showed we can compete and we have earned respect because of that.?

Smith was also full of praise for Dwayne (Sluggo) Leverock, who bowled an incredible 51 overs, describing him as ?a warrior?.

Leverock himself was self-deprecating but pleased with his day?s work.

?We were getting very little from the pitch,? said the burly spinner, who took Hitesh Modi?s wicket.

?They were pretty good players, probably the best apart from Test players I have bowled against.

?It was pretty tough going but I think it was a good experience for us and gives an idea of what we need to be able to do.?

Kenyan manager Davinder Bharij, delighted that his side had reached the final, had kind words for Logie?s side.

?We knew they were a side who could bat,? said Bharij. ?We remember them from 1994 and we remembered that they were always capable of getting a big score. ?This side showed what they can do and how they can push the run rate along when they need to. They made it pretty hard for us but, having won the toss, we were always going to be at an advantage on this wicket.?